Pet peeve!

[mountainm]

Had to get this one off my chest.

Dog owners have, by law (quite rightly) to clear up any mess their dog makes whilst out and about...

and yet...

Cat owners are allowed to let the cat wander free crapping wherever it likes - including my back garden. I seem to live on the corner of 5 different cats territories and they all come and take a dump in my garden. Where both my kids play. I cleared 2 piles up today.

So

Advice on (legally) keeping them out?
Thoughts on why cat owners shouldn't be responsible?
(I'd lobby for a DNA testing kit so I could post it, at owners expense, back to the owners)

And if it isn't possible to control where a cat goes to the toilet then should it really be a pet at all.

Sorry to all my cat owning friends. But I'm sick of it - it's disgusting and I shouldn't have to deal with it.

Gripe over.

Grrrr

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hang on chaps, ahh! that's better, wanted to get my popcorn before the thread got going,

 

[JonathanD]

Hang on chaps, ahh! that's better, wanted to get my popcorn before the thread got going,

Red is online too. He may be strong though and avoid it altogether. Move over and pass me the bowl

 

[Retired Member southey]

I love cats and feel they should free to go where ever they please, it is not the owners responsibility to guard your land from an effective apex predator, helpfully removing the local bird,reptile and mammalian population to supplement the salmon and steak fru fru food it gets,

 

[locum76]

I've got a cat. Her name is Lucy. She poos in the litter tray.

 

[British Red]

Nope, not that strong.

I'm on board with mountainm. Its insanitary and irresponsible. The only pet that's allowed free reign to defecate all over the place and wander around killing even though fully fed.

Of course the excuse is "that's just its nature".

Its the nature of dogs to jump fences, kill cats and sh** where they like as well. But the owners are expected to have a modicum of social grace and responsibility.

Red

 

[Retired Member southey]

Shhhhhhhhhhh, He is here!

EDIT, too late,

 

[JonathanD]

I love cats and feel they should free to go where ever they please, it is not the owners responsibility to guard your land from an effective apex predator, helpfully removing the local bird,reptile and mammalian population to supplement the salmon and steak fru fru food it gets,

 

[rosshs1]

Not sure how legal it was but our old lurcher was good at making sure they didn't come back (as well a family of pole cats, and lots of other stuff).

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[JonathanD]

Shhhhhhhhhhh, He is here!

EDIT, too late,

Look what you did!

 

[Retired Member southey]

Not sure how legal it was but our old lurcher was good at making sure they didn't come back (as well a family of pole cats, and lots of other stuff).

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I hope you pulled over before sending that!

 

[mountainm]

so how do I stop em - I've tried the shop bought stuff, and I've seen the local cats sniffing the stuff. Besides after a rain it's gone. A friend said move the poo to somewhere I don't care about and they'll poo in that spot.... I'd rather not have to play chess with cat poo.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Move the poo to the centre of your nearest motorway perhaps?

 

[mountainm]

Move the poo to the centre of your nearest motorway perhaps?

I was trying to source a landmine or two - but apparently using them is a warcrime these days - even if you clearly spell "DANGER MINEFIELD" in cat poo on top of them.

 

[Barn Owl]

Non native and of no use for anything.

Nice creatures at times but by far the biggest killer of native wildlife.

Cull and use the skins for something useful.

Long live the Dog!

A terrier will do the same as a feline, rat and mouse wise.

 

[Mesquite]

Get a super soaker and get in some target practice

 

[mountainm]

Get a super soaker and get in some target practice

Do you think putting red food dye in the mix is pushing it a little bit?

 

[British Red]

Loving the minefield thought...blackbirds with miniguns?

 

[Sniper]

Get a super soaker and get in some target practice

Yes but fill it with concentrated sulphuric acid!

 

[Mesquite]

Do you think putting red food dye in the mix is pushing it a little bit?

LOL... it'll help when you score your shooting

To make it easier you could always do what my ex father in law did and hang a herring or 2 from his apple tree a bit like a sacraficial goat.

Mind you he did that to attract cats to stop birds digging up all the grass seed he'd spread. All it did was show them where there was a freshly dug bit of soil for crapping in